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Woman gives birth in car

Daniella D'Amore, a Greenacres woman, shares her experience of giving birth in her car with Ted White.

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Updated: 7:37 PM EDT Apr 11, 2016

Woman gives birth in car

Daniella D'Amore, a Greenacres woman, shares her experience of giving birth in her car with Ted White.

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Updated: 7:37 PM EDT Apr 11, 2016

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WEBVTT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY WOMANENDED UP GIVING BIRTH IN THECAR.TED WHITE GOT HIS HANDS ON THEPHOTOS THAT ARE MAKING THEROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.>> I DID IT ALL NATURAL NOMEDICATION, NO NOTHING, NOEPIDURAL, SO IT'S JUST AMAZING.TED: WHEN PAULA D'AMORE WOKE UPON APRIL 7, SHE KNEW IT WASGETTING CLOSE TO DELIVERING HERTHIRD CHILD.>> WHEN I WENT INTO LABOR, ITWAS EARLY MORNING AROUND 1:30.IT WAS ABOUT 15-MINUTECONTRACTIONS, SO I WASN'T REALLYCONCERNED.TED: AROUND 3:00 A.M., HERCONTRACTIONS INCREASED.SO SHE CALLED HER BIRTH TEAM ANDA SPECIAL BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHER.THEY MOVED TO THE BATHTU>> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ITWAS DOCUMENTED BECAUSE I REALLYDIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES OFMY TWO PREVIOUS KIDS.LABORING IN WATER IS SUPPOSED TOBE LIKE, THE MIDWIFE'S EPIDURALSO I WAS LIKE, IT'S GETTINGINTENSE, LET'S GO UP THERE.TED: BUT D'AMORE DIDN'T STAY INHERE LONG.BY 5:30, HER CONTRACTIONS WERE AFEW MINUTES APART.HER HUSBAND JOSEPH GOT THE SUVREADY SO THEY COULD HEAD TO THEHOSPITAL.THEY ENTERED I-95.>> WE GOT TWO BLOCKS DOWN AND ISAID, NO, I FEEL THE URGE TOPUSH.WE ARRIVE IN FRONT OF BOCAREGIONAL WHERE THE MATERNITYWING IS AND I FEEL A BURNINGSENSATIOI TOUCHED AND I FEEL A HEAD ANDI'M LIKE, OH MY GOD, THIS ISHAPPENING RIGHT NOW.TED: THIS BABY COOLD NOT WAIT.DAD HELD HER HEAD AS MOM PUSHED.THE MIDWIFE AND NURSE TOOK OVERFROM THERE.AT 5:55 A.M., DANIELLA D'AMOREWAS DELIVERED IN THE PARK LOT..6 C13 C1>> YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD THINKIT'S CHAOTIC, BUT IT WAS LIKEREALLY CALM AND CHRISTINAALLOWED JOE TO CUT THE CORD,WHICH WAS AWESOME.TED: MOM AND BABY ARE DOING JUSTFINE.THEY'RE BACK AT HHME INGREENACRES NOW.D'AMORE'S BOYS, AGES FOUR ANDTWO, WILL HELP KEEP THINGS BUSY%-AND INTERESTING.MOM HAS MADE IT THOUGH AND

Woman gives birth in car

Daniella D'Amore, a Greenacres woman, shares her experience of giving birth in her car with Ted White.